“I joined the hospitalists at Fox Chase Cancer Center to provide the highest quality medical care to patients admitted to the Center,” Patrick says.

In addition to his expertise in hospital medicine, Patrick has a solid background in critical care. Before coming to Fox Chase, he served as Director of the Intensive Care Unit at Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia.

“As a member of the hospitalist team, I will enhance the outstanding expertise of the Center’s surgeons, medical oncologists, and medical subspecialists on behalf of all of our patients,” says Patrick.Patrick earned his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and subsequently completed a residency in family practice at Chestnut Hill Hospital. He also completed a fellowship in critical care medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York.

Throughout his career, Patrick has won numerous awards. Chestnut Hill Hospital has awarded him the Golden Apple Teaching Award five times and their Physician of the Year Award twice. Most recently, he earned the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Dean’s Teaching Award in 2009.

Patrick is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the Society of Hospital Medicine.

Fox Chase Cancer Center, part of the Temple University Health System, is one of the leading cancer research and treatment centers in the United States. Founded in 1904 in Philadelphia as one of the nation’s first cancer hospitals, Fox Chase was also among the first institutions to be designated a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1974. Fox Chase researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes. Fox Chase physicians are also routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center’s nursing program has received the Magnet recognition for excellence four consecutive times. Today, Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research, with special programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach. For more information, call 1-888-FOX CHASE or (1-888-369-2427).

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